Kooringal

Kooringal Township is located on the southern tip of Moreton Island. The original community Oolong, home for itinerant squatters, fisherman and a lighthouse, was surveyed in the early part of the century. It's location, Cloherty's Peninsula (named for the original light keeper) was lost to the sea by erosion.

Kooringal was re-established in the late 1960's around the site of the home of Mr. Frank Day, the "grand old man of Moreton" who gave his name to Day's Gutter.

Kooringal, meaning "by the water", is Moreton Island's largest township, home to approximately 150 houses. Kooringal is popular with holiday makers and Brisbane people who maintain weekend homes.

On the 20th December, 2009, the World War II Hospital Ship, the Centaur, was found approximately 30 nautical miles off the coast of Kooringal. The AHS Centaur was sunk by a Japanese submarine on 14 May, 1943 about 50 nautical miles east north-east of Brisbane. Of the 332 persons on board, only 64 survived.

THINGS TO DO AT KOORINGAL

A feature of the town is its General Store, known as "The Gutter Bar", which is open most days and along with the provision of general supplies, it serves fabulous meals including delicious fresh seafood that is fresh from local trawlers, and export quality meat which is cooked to perfection and is as good as you'll find in most Brisbane restaurants.